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Neutron Stars on Fire

Thermonuclear Probes of Rotation, Magnetism, and Nuclear Physics

May 11-13, 2003
Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton, New Jersey

Supported in part by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Twenty five years after their discovery, thermonuclear flashes in accreting neutron stars continue to offer a unique setting for studying phenomena in extreme physical conditions. This meeting will focus on the use of such X-ray bursts in studying the properties of ultradense matter, the synthesis of heavy elements, and the evolution of neutron star spins and magnetic fields.